CUSAS 35, 102

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P252785.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(gesz'u@c) ninda sig15 1(ban2@c) 2(u@c) du8
1(gesz'u@c) ninda sze 1(ban2@c) 2(u@c) du8
2(u@c) dug#
1(u@c) tu7#
e2#-[x]
[u4-ba?] ensi2#
a#-ga#-de3#
u3-mu-ti-la-a

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CUSAS 35, 102. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway (P252785) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P252785..

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